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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, śC, as amended by PL 2003, c. 209, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
C. The use of amber lights on vehicles is governed by the
following.

 
(1) A vehicle engaged in highway maintenance or in
emergency rescue operations by civil defense and public
safety agencies and a public utility emergency service
vehicle may be equipped with auxiliary lights that emit
an amber light.

 
(2) A wrecker must be equipped with a flashing light
mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner as to
emit an amber light over a 360` angle. The light must
be in use on a public way or a place where public
traffic may reasonably be anticipated when servicing,
freeing, loading, unloading or towing a vehicle.

 
(3) A vehicle engaged in snow removal or sanding
operations on a public way must be equipped with and
display at least 2 auxiliary lights mounted on the
highest practical point on the vehicle and provide
visible light coverage over a 360` range. The lights
must emit an amber beam of light, be at least 6 inches
in diameter and be equipped with blinking attachments.
In lieu of the lights specified, a vehicle may be
equipped with at least one auxiliary rotating flashing
light having 4-inch sealed beams and showing amber
beams of light over a 360` range or an amber strobe, or
combination of strobes, that emits at a minimum a beam
of 1,000,000 candlepower and provides visible light
coverage over a 360` range. When the left wing of a
plow is in operation and extends over the center of the
road, an auxiliary light must show the extreme end of
the left wing. That light may be attached to the
vehicle so that the beam of light points at the left
wing. The light illuminating the left wing may be
controlled by a separate switch or by the regular
lighting system and must be in operation at all times
when the vehicle is used for plowing snow on public
ways.

 
(4) A vehicle equipped and used for plowing snow on other than
public ways may be equipped with an auxiliary rotary flashing
light that must be mounted on top of the vehicle in such a manner
as to emit an amber beam of light over a 360` angle, or an amber
strobe, or


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